Catamenial bandage.



No. 811,704. PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906. E. S, DIX.

UATAMENIAL BANDAGE.

APPLICATION FILED 0011.16. 1903.

Weiegsafi 6 67: 507? I UNITED STATES esa PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD SAVAGE DIX, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE BORATED SPECIALTY COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CATAMENIAL BANDAGE- No. s1 1 ,7o4.

V which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to banda es of that class used for receiving catamenial ischar es,

and has for its principal object to provi e a bandage which in use will more nearlyretain its original width or shape than other bandages of this class knownto me, and therefore will more surely catch and retain the fluid discharges, while at the same time provision is made for rotecting the clothing of the wearer fromsoi ing by said dischar es, the device as a whole bein well calculate to give the greatest poss'b e comfort to the wearer as regards convenience of application and warmth and general efi iciency in use.

The invention will first be described, and then will be particularly defined in claims hereinafter set forth.

Reference is made to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a catamenial bandage embodying the invention in its preferred form. Fi 2 is a crosssection taken on the line b b of %ig. 1.

In this class of appliances, a loosely-knitted fabric is best adapted to receive the discharge and is also particularly desirable'ias bestadapted to promote the comfort of the wearer,

contact of the soft parts with a warpand-- woof fabric being objectionable because such fabric being less absorptive imparts a chill 'to the wearer and being less readily conformable to the parts to be covered occasions dis: colnfort. A loosel -knitted tubular fabric is particulaly desirab e, as it forms a convenient acket for .a pad of cotton or other like'absorbent, tuftlng materiahwhich may be readily treated withdeqdgorizin'g dicants. Such paddedtubing forms a desir age, but is ob'ectionable hecauserqfitsstructure. The tu e when istlietohfid NQI u1'poses of'attachment at its e'ndsto aband a p out the body of the wearer constantly lends to compress the pad, and consequent- 1 to stretch and become strin y, .an d' asit e ongates under the strains in ucedv by the'movements of Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Application filed October 16, 1903- Sarial No. 177,239.

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lellband- Patented Feb. 6, '1906.

the wearer the ad proper tends to sag and fall away'from t e parts to be covered. On the other hand, as stated before, an absorbent pad formed from a warp-andwoof fabric is equally objectionable, because chilling and not readily conformable tocthe erson. invention seeks to combine the (iiesirable features of each of these rior forms of bandage while eliminating t e objectionable elements. To this end I form a banda e, as illustrated in the drawin s, in which a andage is shown having the knitted tubular pad-casing extending to form the attachin ends, by which the bandage is secured to t e band or girdle around the body of the wearer. The pad proper comprises the knitted tubular casing,its stuffin of cotton or other similar absorptive material and a woven-fabric reinforce inserted in the casin and Within the absorbent material and tow 'ch the tubularcasing is attached, preferably by stitching across the casing at the. ends of and beyond the ab sorptive-paddin The woven-fabric reinforce may be 0 oil-silk or similar im ervious material. Any convenient means 0 attachment may be used to fasten this bandage to a belt or girdle.

The features of advantage resulting from this construction of absorbent pad and its means of attachment are that the position of the pad to the parts is maintained at the initial adjustment without sagging; that the absorbent medium does not ack or become compressed or matted, but t e fibers composing it maintain their loosely-contacting relation to each other and remain as highly absorptive as at first; that the loosely-knitted casing conforms readily to the shape of the parts and from its -material affords a comfort-promotin sense of warmth; that the woven include reinforce acts not only to relieve the knitted tube from longitudinal strains,- but acts as a spreader thereto, so that both the superficial area and the uniform width of the pad are preserved and its undue crushing is revented; that the included woven reinfbrce may be fluid-proof and prevent any discharge that might otherwise escape from the ad at the maximum point of saturation om soilin the clothes, retaining such dischar e unti the absorptive pad has had time to ta c it u and that this bandage may be made at slig t cost.

4 d to said tube the endspf said tube 1 Havmg thus dascnbed my Improvement I it dr i iiig beyond said tvoven strip and form 10 c aun s for attachment.

' artlcle of manufacture a catame- 111g mean nis d b ar l da ge comprising a knitted ttube, ab- EDWARD SAVAGE DIX.

b t material therein a non-e as 10 Woven I t ip substantially of the widthpf the sald W1tnsses. [UK A BLOUNT tube when flattened, embedded in said eo t- Gaining? WILLiAMS- ton, transverse stitching attaching said strip L It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 811,704, granted February 6, 1906, upon the application of Edward Savage Dix, of New York, N. Y., for an improvement in Catamenial Bandages, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction, as follows: In lines 28-21, page 1, the paragraph which reads Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a catamenial bandage embodying the invention in its preferred form. Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken on the line b b of Fig. 1, should read Figure 1 is a perspective view of a oatamenial bandage embodying invention; Fig. 21's a longitudinal section thereof; and Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken along broken line of Fig 2 and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record 01 the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 13th day of March, A. D., 1906.

[SEAL] E. B. MOORE,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

4 d to said tube the endspf said tube 1 Havmg thus dascnbed my Improvement I it dr i iiig beyond said tvoven strip and form 10 c aun s for attachment.

' artlcle of manufacture a catame- 111g mean nis d b ar l da ge comprising a knitted ttube, ab- EDWARD SAVAGE DIX.

b t material therein a non-e as 10 Woven I t ip substantially of the widthpf the sald W1tnsses. [UK A BLOUNT tube when flattened, embedded in said eo t- Gaining? WILLiAMS- ton, transverse stitching attaching said strip L It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 811,704, granted February 6, 1906, upon the application of Edward Savage Dix, of New York, N. Y., for an improvement in Catamenial Bandages, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction, as follows: In lines 28-21, page 1, the paragraph which reads Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a catamenial bandage embodying the invention in its preferred form. Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken on the line b b of Fig. 1, should read Figure 1 is a perspective view of a oatamenial bandage embodying invention; Fig. 21's a longitudinal section thereof; and Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken along broken line of Fig 2 and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record 01 the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 13th day of March, A. D., 1906.

[SEAL] E. B. MOORE,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

Correction in LettersPatent No. 811,704.

. for an improvement in "Catamenial Bandages, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction, as follows: In lines 28-21, page I, the paragraph which reads Figure 1 is a. longitudinal sectional view of a. catamenial bandage embodying the invention in its preferred form. Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken on the line b b of Fig. 1, should read Figure 1 is a perspective view of a longitudinal section thereof; and Fig. that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

sealed this 13th day of March, A. D., 1906.

oa omom'al bandage embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a 3 is a. cross-section taken along broken line of F ig 2; and

Signed and E. B. MOORE, Acting Commissioner of Patenta. 

